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Elena Bargelli (University of Pisa), Anatol Dutta (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) and and François Trémosa (Notary) have edited, in cooperation with  Paul Patreider (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) and Elisa Stracqualursi (University of Pisa), Extra-Judicial Administration of Justice in Cross-Border Family and Succession Matters ‒ Comparative and Policy Perspectives with Giuffrè. The book examines […]

The European Commission has formally withdrawn two legislative proposals related to judicial cooperation in civil matters, namely the Proposal for a Regulation on the law applicable to the third-party effects of assignments of claims, as well as the Proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive). A notice of […]

On 3 July 2025, Advocate General Norkus delivered an opinion in Case C‑485/24 Locatrans Sarl v ES ECLI:EU:C:2025:528. The case concerns the determination of the habitual place of work under Article 6(2)(a) of the 1980 Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations of a driver who, under a single employment contract, worked for […]

In a judgment of 20 September 2025 (Case BS-19161/2025-HJR), the Danish Supreme Court clarified that the 2007 Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters governs the time limit for appealing exequatur decisions. National procedural rules, the Court added, cannot be applied to issues for which the […]

The latest issue of the Journal of Private International Law (Volume 21, Issue 2) features seven articles. Andrew Tettenborn, English conflicts law at sea – the transfer and creation of proprietary interests in ships, 211-227 Surprisingly, the law applicable to the creation and transfer of proprietary interests in ships remains remarkably obscure as a matter of the […]

Professors Marilyn Freeman (University of Westminster, UK) and Nicola Taylor (University of Otago, NZ) are carrying out a research project on international child abduction. The research investigates what happens after children have been removed to, or retained in, a country in a way which is considered wrongful in law. This is an issue which has […]

The use of videoconferencing in cross-border civil and commercial court proceedings has its challenges in the EU, although the use of videoconferencing is supported by a number of regulations such as the Taking of Evidence Recast Regulation, the European Small Claims Procedure Regulation, the European Account Preservation Order Regulation, the Digitalisation of Judicial Cooperation Regulation. […]

An e-mail has been sent to the members of the European Association of Private International Law, to invite them to attend invitation the a meeting of the General Assembly, due to take place via Zoom on Friday, 28 November 2025, at 5 pm CET. The Assembly will discuss, inter alia, about possible amendments to the […]

In October 2025, the Court will deliver several opinions and decisions on the interpretation of private international law instruments. AG R. Norkus’ opinion in case C-516/24, Winderwill, is scheduled for Thursday, 2 October. The request for a preliminary ruling originates from the Amtsgericht Schleswig (Germany). It focuses on the Maintenance Regulation: Is an application for […]

The author of this post is Francesca Maoli, a researcher in international law at the University of Genova. The handling of international child abduction cases raises human rights concerns. The solutions introduced by the 1980 Hague Convention and, in the EU, by the Brussels II-ter Regulation, have been interpreted in the light of children’s rights. […]

The editors of the European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EYIEL) invite abstract submissions from scholars and practitioners at all stages of their careers for the 2026 edition. This year’s Focus Section will explore the theme: Reconstruction of International and European Economic Law. It proceeds from the observation that the international legal-economic order is undergoing […]

The Lindemann Fellowship was established in 2024 to support promising academics in the field of private international law. Fellows are accepted for a three-year period, with new Fellows joining each year, as existing Fellows complete their tenure.  The core of the Fellowship is an annual, fully funded meeting of the Fellows and coordinators, lasting two […]

On various occasions in the past we have warned the readers of this blog of fraudulent e-mails sent to EAPIL members by persons impersonating Gilles Cuniberti, the President of the Association. As customary with this kind of scams, the scammers ask for money, and insist to have it urgently. Just don’t let them fool you. […]

The Hague Academy of International Law has made known the programme of the summer course of Private International Law of 2026. The course will be opened by Maria Chiara Malaguti (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) with a lecture on Unification of Law: Overcoming Geography without Overcoming Diversity. The general course, titled Unity and Diversity in […]

The United Kingdom signed the Singapore Convention on Mediation (United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, New York, 7 August 2019) on 3 May 2023. Ahead of the UK’s ratification of the Convention, the Ministry of Justice is seeking views on certain proposals and options for how the Convention might be implemented […]

Antonio Leandro has recently published a book titled Jurisdiction in EU Cross-Border Insolvency Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2025). The blurb reads as follows: This book provides an in-depth analysis of the jurisdiction in cross-border corporate insolvency proceedings within EU member states, investigating the rationale, structure and functioning of the grounds to initiate and supervise the […]

A conference will take place in Barcelona on 11 and 12 November 2025, on the review of Regulation No 650/2012 on matters of succession, after ten years of application. The event is organised by the University Rovira I Virgili of Tarragona and the University of Lleida (UdL) in cooperation with the Notarial Association of Catalonia, […]

A call for papers has been issued in view of a virtual conference titled Global Harm, Local Justice: The Future of Cross-Border Torts, which will take place on 6 February 2026 at the University of Groningen, designed specifically for early-career scholars working in the field of private international law. This event aims to create a dynamic […]

On 17 September 2025, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) delivered four judgments ruling on the validity of jurisdiction clauses, including in the Società Italiana Lastre SpA (SIL) v. Agora SARL case which the court had referred to the CJEU. The four judgments gave the opportunity to the Cour de cassation […]

A call for papers has been issued by the editors of the Italian-Spanish Journal of Procedure Law (RIEDP) in view of a special issue devoted to Civil Justice in the Digital Era. The rapid incorporation of technology – particularly artificial intelligence (AI) – into legal systems is reshaping the administration of civil justice globally. Judges, […]